Ringo With a Little Help is the first in-depth biography of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr who kept the beat for an entire generation and who remains a rock icon over fifty years since the Beatles took the world by storm With a Little HelpxAtraces the entire arc of Ringos remarkable life and career from his sickly childhood to his life as The Worlds Most Famous drummer to his triumphs addictions and emotional battles following the breakup of the Beatles as he comes to terms with his legacy Born in as Richard Starkey in The Dingle one of Liverpools most gritty rough-and-tumble neighborhoods he rose from a hardscrabble childhoodmarked by serious illnesses long hospital stays and little schoolingto emerge against all odds as a locally renowned drummer Taking the stage name Ringo Starr his big break with the Beatles rocketed him to the pinnacle of worldwide acclaim in a remarkably short time He was the last member of the Beatles to join the group but also the most vulnerable and his post-Beatles career was marked by chart-topping successes a jet-setting life of excess and alcohol abuse and ultimately his rebirth as one of rocks revered elder statesman.
